Improvement in car-seats



15.11. HEYWooD.

No.187,65. Patented Feb.zo,1e77.

Wmssaaa" Y m c M N. PETERS, PHOTO AIJ`I'HOGRAFI'IEH, WASHINGTON D C UNTTEE S'IYATES DANIEL H. HEYwooD, oF BoSToN, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 18765, dated liebruaryy 20, 1877 application tiled October 18, 1876.

To all whom it may concern i Be it known that I, DANIEL H. HEYWooD,

, of Boston, in the county of Suii'olk, and State .comfortable seat than the cushion now used,

especially in the summer season, and at the same time effecting a great saving in the wear Vand expense of the cushions; second, in the application of a deiiector to the frame under the seat, so that When the car is heated by steam or otherwise along the door ot' the car, the heated air will be deected and prevented in a great measure from rising through the seat, thuspreventing the seat, from being overheated, and securing greater comfort to the passengers.

In the drawings, Figure l represents part of a vertical section. Fig. 2 is a top view of one of the corners. Fig. 3 is the same, with the caneand cap removed.

A is the cane bottom, which is close-woven by machinery, the cane made in this manner being much cheaper and more durable than the open bottom. B B' are the rounds which constitute the frame, and to which the cane bottom is fastened. The ends of these rounds are fitted into socketed corner-irons of the same diameter as the roundsthis method giving cheapness, strength, and durability to the frame, and also enabling me to make the tops of the seats smooth and-even at the corners. The end rounds B are bent slightly, so that the cane bottom willhave `a slight curvature inward, which, as is well known, makes a much more comfortable seat than a dat sur' face. Between the front and back side rounds B', which arms serveto hold this round C below and away from the cane bottom, as well as to secure the cross-round C to the rounds B' without weakening the latter.

Over the outside surface of the rounds, and between them and the cane bottom, I place a 'sheet of rubber, so that the cane bottom will not come in contact with the rounds. Being elastic and dexible, this strip of rubber prevents any friction between the cane and the rounds, and also forms a cushion for the cane, so that the cane bottom will l form an elastic seat, and wear for a much longer time than Without it.

In the under part of the rounds BI B" I make la groove, 'as shown in the round B', Fig. l.

The cane is tightly drawn over and under theV To cover up and strengthen the cane seat at the corners, .and impart a proper finish to these corners, l put on over them, outside the cane, a cap, G, made of thin metal', as iron or brass.

In order to compensate' for the thinness of the cane bottom, so that it may be in the same relative position as the top of the cushion which it replaces, with reference to the other parts of the seat, I attach the cane boti tom to the seat-frame by means of' the legs H. These legs are attached to the corner-4 irons F, and rest upon the frame of the seat J, each leg having a lip or shoulder, c, on its inside face, which holds the bottom lirmly in place; and in order to avoid any jar of the seat I place a rubber cushion, c, in the bottom of each leg. Instead of these legs the cleat D may be made of sufficient depth to raise the cane bottom as much as is necessary from the vfixed frame.

M is a detlector made of dense or non-conducting material, which Iattach to a back, m, and place under the car-seat.

When the car is heated by steam or otherwise along the tloor of the car, the heated air rises through and causes the seat to become Warm and uncomfortable, and rapidly escapes. In order to overcome this difficulty, I attach this deliector to the frame under the seat, which dei'lects the heat and prevents the air from rising and escaping so rapidly, thus keeping the lower parts of the car warm and comfortable Without affecting the seats, as heretofore.

It will be observed that I thus produce a light and strong removable cane car-seat, Which is a unit in itself, and independent of the frame attached to the car, and does not depend upon it for its strength and durability, and hence may be removed and replaced for successive seasons of warm weather at a very slight expense.

I claim as new and of my invention- 1. A removable cane car-seat, having a curved bottom raised from the fixed seatframe, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the rounds B B', grooved upon their lower sides, the removable strip D, fitted into such groove upon the lower side of the seat, to hold the covering A in the groove, after it is carried over the rounds, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the rounds B' B, with the socketed metallic corner-irons F F, substantially as described.

4. In combination with the rounds B B', the cross-bar or brace C, secured to the former by socketed metallic supports at its ends, substantially as described.

5. In combination with the seat-covering A, and the rounds B B', the cushion or sheet of elastic material interposed between them, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the socketed metallic corner-irons F F, the rounds B B', and the legs H H, forming a support for holding the cane bottom at the proper level above the seat-frame, which is permanently in the car, substantially as described.

7. The combination of the rounds B B', with the socketed corner-irons F and cap Gr, substantially as described.

8. In combination with the covering A, the angle-cap G, fitted over the corner and secured to the seat-frame B B', substantially as described.

9. In combination with the seat-covering A, pervions to'heat, the dellector M interposed between it and the heating apparatus ot' the car, substantially as described.

DANIEL H. HEYwooD.

Witnesses:

ALFRED K. GARLAND, CHARLES E. PRATT. 

